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Letters Patent No. 104,07 7, dated .Tame 7, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT I'N sAWiNG-MACHINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all lwhom 'it may concern:

sawing-machine, in which both circular and cross-cut saws may he used.

In order to enable others skilled in the art-to which my invention apparte-ins to make and use the. same, l will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing,`in which- Figurel is a side view, and

Figure 2 a plan view of my machine.

A represents the' frame of .my machine, which is supported a suitable distance above the ground upon legs B B.

Across the frame A, near one end, is placed the main driving-shaft C, having at one end the crankwheel D.

Upon thev shaft C, within the frame A, is placed the cog-wheel E, which gears with a pinion, a, upon another shaft, F, having, also, its bearings on the frame A. Y

This latter shaft, F, isalso provided with a cogwheel, G, which meshes with the pinion b upon the circular-saw shaft H, upon the end of which, close to the outer side of the frame A, the circular saw I is secured.

By this arrangement of cog-wheels and pinions, I obtain a verygrapid rotary motion of the saw I, with small power applied to the crank-wheel D.

Upon the vframe A is placed the track d, for the carriageJ to vmove upon and feed the lumber to the saw I.

To operate a cross-cut saw with the same machine, I attach a crank, K, to the end of the sawshaft H, and

this crank is, by a pitman, L, connected with a swng t ing bar, M, shown in dotted lines in"`g. 1.

'The normal position of the bar M is perpendicular, it being pivoted at its upper end within a box or frame, N, attached to the side of the frame A. The pitmau L is pivotedto the lower ed of the bar M, so that said bar, by the motion of the crank K, obtains a pendulum or-swinging motion.

To the lower end of the said bar M is also` pivoted the handle of the cross-cut saw P, which thus obtains' the necessary reciprocating motion. y

If desired, I attach a fly or crank-wheel, R, to the end of shaft H, by the use of which the saw P may be operated so as n ot to gire it such rapid motion as would be the case il' operated by the crank-wheel D.

The saw P is, byal rope, e, connected with a post, S, secured in the frame A, so that' the operator, stan tioned at the driving or crank-wheel, can raise the4 saw P up and allow the log to pass under it.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What IA claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl The arrangement-of the shafts G F H, cog-wheels B G, crank and ily-wheels D R, pinions a b, saw I, crank K, pitman L, pendulum M, saw P, cord e, and postS, all substantially as shown' and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of November, 1869.

JACOB STRAUSBAUGH, JUNIOR. Witnesses:

JAS. B.` MILLER, WM. M. JOHNSON. 

